SRADHA DAHAL

571-***-****

ad3sle@r.postjobfree.com

LEESBURG, VA, 20176

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Human Resources Professional with over 15 years of experience in a wide variety of Human Resources functions including, but not limited to Talent acquisition and retention, Recruitment Lifecycle and Benefits / Compensation Management, Employee Relations, HR Compliance, Training and Development and Human Resource. Information Systems

PROJECT ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Managed and Responsible for high volume recruitment process of IT and Non IT Professionals which included Software Engineers, Developers, Technical Architects, Security Analyst, Cyber Security Professionals, Digital Marketing, Healthcare Professional, Biotechnology and Biomedical Positions while maintaining a hire rate of 91% and turnover rate under 12% in tough labor conditions for the Federal Government, Healthcare and Commercial Clients.

Experience providing guidance to employees or managers on leave of absence, disability plan, accommodation, human resources, benefits, or employee matters.

Screened Resumes, conducted interviews and professional reference checks, negotiated rates / salaries and maintain all recruiting correspondence as well as applicant tracking and applicant database.

Addressed employee complaints and grievances while upholding Company Policy and State, Federal and Government regulations as appropriate.

Oversee the daily operations of Human Resources, Recruiting and Office Manager Teams.

Experience working with ADP workforce now, Service now, Paycom and UKG PRO.

Leadership responsibilities include guidance; issue resolution; process improvement recommendations and performance management.

Advised Management teams on HR Policies and Programs.

Experience working with Social Media, LinkedIn, Networking, Career fairs, Industry Events etc. to hire best qualified candidates.

Implemented a positive on boarding experience for all new hire employees.

On boarded new hires and processed employee terminations. Created Offer Letters, Coordinated bi – weekly payroll, revised job descriptions, process employee data changes and coordinated temp to full time conversions with staffing agency partners.

Experience providing case management services and critically assessing and adjusting the case management plan to an employee’s changing needs.

Played a vital role in fostering a work environment that upholds EEO Principles, Safeguards against discrimination and promotes diversity and inclusion within the organization.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Washington DC

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

June 2022 – Present

SEIU, an organization of 2 million members united by the belief in the dignity and worth of workers and the services they provide and dedicated to improving the lives of workers and their families and creating a more just and humane society.

Responsibilities and Results

Responsible for the full life cycle of recruitment from job analysis to on boarding of the candidates.

Serve as a point of contact for all the recruiting activities of the company.

Responsible for recruiting, interviewing candidates, selection and recommending changes and also helped in establishing diversity recruiting initiatives to attract diverse pool of candidates.

Recommended how best to attract diverse pool of applicants through effective recruitment and selection process.

Worked with UKG PRO for managing all HR related functions.

Responsible for conducting prescreening of the candidates for the positions like, Organizer, Assistant Director of Legislation, Senior Program Manager for Analytics, Field Researcher, National Political Director, Digital Program Manager, Deputy Director of State Power, Engineering Manager.

Conducted Reference Check for the selected candidates.

Ensured that the Organizations compensation packages remain competitive to attract and retain top talent.

Amazon Disability and Leave Services

HR Specialist - DLS Case Manager

Nov 2020 – Oct 2021

The Amazon Disability and Leave Services (DLS) Team is continuing to build a global, fully-integrated, leave, disability and accommodation program. This program is designed to support rapidly growing employee population as they navigate various life events. The DLS Case Manager provides case management for all types of leave of absence and disability life events.

Responsibilities and Results

Initiated and responded to inquiries about leave and disability events, benefits, and options available to employees.

Serve as a point of contact for assigned employees to provide holistic case management services, including reviewing medical documentation to adjudicate leaves in compliance with the corresponding leave plans, Federal and State laws and benefit plans as defined by Amazon.

Communicated regular updates to employees and stakeholders both verbally and in writing.

Critically assess and adjust the case management plan to an employee’s changing needs.

Address and respond to sensitive situations.

Troubleshoot issues and seek to remove barriers before, during, or after a leave event.

Identify and solve problems that may arise, sometimes with limited information.

Facilitate a smooth return to work and ramp-back plan for employees returning to the workplace.

Educate managers and business partners on employee concerns and needs prior to being off or returning back to work.

Maintained system records to ensure accurate and timely information/documentation.

Serves as a Subject Matter Expert and provide guidance on more complex and escalated case.

Assisted Employees in navigating the Accommodations and Leave Processes by helping them understand where they are in the process, providing case updates and escalating situations when necessary.

Worked through DALI Software Systems for managing the Absences, Disability and accommodation requests.

Artis, LLC - Herndon, VA

Senior Recruiter

Feb 2020 – Aug 2020

Founded in 1999, Artis provides innovative systems and solutions for defense, security, safety and other technology-intensive markets. They specialize in solving complex challenges, especially in areas of motion measurement, sensors and detection.

Responsibilities and Results

Recruited qualified job applicants; collaborated with the hiring managers to understand required skills and competencies.

Provided personnel policy and procedure guidance to employees and management.

Responded to human resources-related inquiries.

Point of contact for all the benefits related queries such as such as life, health, dental insurance and 401(k).

Maintain compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, and recommended best practices; reviewed policies and practices to maintain compliance.

Responsible for Monitoring and assessing organization’s compliance with EEO laws and Policies.

Review and select resumes during hiring processes and update database.

Responsible for the handling overall recruiting activities of the Company.

Maintain knowledge of trends, best practices, regulatory changes, and new technologies in human resources, talent management, and employment law.

Assist in development and implementation of human resource policies.

Represented Company at College job fairs.

Experience recruiting for the positions like Mechanical Engineers, Electrical Engineers, Systems Engineers and Architects.

Ensuring that job classifications are consistent and aligned with the industry standards and internal hierarchies.

Ensured that compensation practices adhere to legal standards and reporting obligations.

Participated in the Recruiting Audits.

Ensuring that background checks are done in accordance with Fair Credit Reporting Act and other applicable laws.

Performed other duties as assigned.

SCI Group - Vienna, VA

HR / Recruitment Manager

Dec 2008 – Feb 2020

SCI Group provides strategic advisory services, web solutions, learning solutions, and application development and maintenance solutions for commercial and public-sector clients.

Responsibilities and Results

Responsible for all HR functions including Staffing, Training, Benefits administration, Employee Relations and Performance Management.

Communicated compensation policies, changes and benefits information to employees, Managers and HR Teams.

Used HRIS and other tools to manage and analyze compensation related data.

Assisted with salary negotiations during the hiring process and provided guidance to managers on appropriate compensation packages.

Provide training for both HR staff and managers on conflict resolution and effective communication.

Managed all aspects of the Talent Acquisition process from job analysis to on boarding.

Interprets all policies and practices to Employees.

Administered and Implemented compliance with I-9 Process, E-Verification Process, FMLA, OSHA, ADA, Workers Compensation, Unemployment Claims Processing and COBRA.

Worked with Immigration Law Firm and Federal Government agencies like USCIS for all H1b Visa and Green Card related issues.

Perform HR Duties including full life cycle recruitment, on boarding, compensation planning, benefits administration, termination and exits.

Responsible for organizing and conducting training programs to educate employees and supervisors about EEO Policies, Laws and Company Policies. This included topics such as preventing harassment, fostering diversity and inclusion and understanding equal opportunity rights and responsibilities.

Managed day to day human resources functions including benefits enrollment, employee relations, new hire orientations and reporting.

Create systems to improve communications with Hiring Managers and HR department.

Implement resume database base and tracking systems.

Maintain consistent relationships with Multiple Companies helping each Company fill dozens of IT Positions for example ; Cyber Security, Data Security, Biotechnology and Technical Architects.

Experience working with the Healthcare Clients like NIH; NLM; NCI and HHS.

Advised Management on Organizational Policy matters and recommended needed changes.

Co – authored Companies Employee Handbook outlining Payroll, Background Checks, Benefits, Company Policies, Breaks, Vacation and Performance Expectations for the Exempt and Non Exempt Employees.

Provided Coaching and Leadership training to around 10 Recruiting Assistants on interviewing techniques and best practices, conducted workshops and one on one coaching sessions that contributed to sound hiring decisions.

Provided the full range of Human Resources Support and advisory services to the Managers and Staff Members of the company and communicated to the Higher Management regarding the Employees issues.

Manage employee benefits including Medical and Dental Insurance, 401K and COBRA providing support on any related issues.

Advised Management and Supervisors concerning confidential employee matters including Supervision, Corrective Action and Performance Evaluation Practices.

Experience working with Applicant Tracking System, Deltek Cost Point, ADP Workforce Now and Service Now.

Ensuring that the company is fully compliant, and all the staff members are aware of relevant policies and regulations.

Maintained records and reports regarding new hires, transfers, performance appraisals and absenteeism rates.

Developed and maintained the files EEO-1 and Vets - 4212, maintains other records, reports and logs to conform to EEOC regulations.

Recruit to fill for a wide variety of positions FTE and Contract to hire basis that include: IT/IS positions ( Cyber-Security Engineers and Developers, Healthcare Professionals, Biotechnology Positions, Biomedical Positions, Scientific Director, Staff Scientist, System Administrators, DevOps Engineers, Digital Analysts) along with the Finance and Accounting ( Contract Administrators, Regulatory Analysts plus others), Safety and Security Facilities Positions.

Experience working with Applicant Tracking Systems and HRIS.

Regularly educated the team on employment laws and regulations, trained team members on topics such as equal employment opportunity, anti discrimination practices and diversity and inclusion.

Maintained through and organized records of each candidate’s applications, interview process and hiring decision. These records were essential in demonstrating compliance with regulations.

Developed and implemented Affirmative action plans.

Reston Technology Group – Herndon, VA

Talent Acquision Lead

Nov 2006 - Oct 2008

Reston Technology Group is a DC-area based Information Technology and Digital Animation company specializing in database management and system design, software development, and IT project management.

Responsibilities and Results

Led sourcing activities end-to-end to ensure successful, qualified hires across all verticles and technologies (Front End Developers/Core Java/J2EE/.NET/ SQL/ Oracle / BA etc.).

Sourced candidates through skillful use of job boards such as Dice, Monster and CareerBuilder as well as through referrals, company databases, cold calling, internet searches and networking.

Screened, Interviewed and negotiated compensation plans to recruit employees nationally.

Successfully recruited senior technical professionals which included Software Engineers, Architects, Database Developers, Administrator, Network System Engineers, Web Developers, Quality Assurance, Project Managers and Business Analysts.

Experienced working with the clients like Pfizer, Johnson and Johnson, Hospira, Merck and DOD.

Developed and managed strong communications among clients and employees.

Executed recruiting strategy which included insights on sources including Dice, Monster, 3rd Party Vendors, and Independent consultants.

Recruited over 30 candidates annually.

Grew Professional Staff by 15% annually.

Maintained retention rate of 10% annually.

Generated brand awareness which resulted in 10% increase in employment interest annually.

Master Informatix Systems, Sterling, VA

Sr. Technical Recruiter

Oct 2005 – Oct 2006

Founded in 1995, Master Informatix Systems serves commercial and public-sector clients in System Design, Software Development, Project Management and IT staffing. The firm employs top IT talent, deploys cutting-edge technology and has a proven track record of delivering world-class systems using Java (J2EE), .NET, UNIX, ColdFusion, Oracle and SQL Server solutions.

Responsibilities & Results

Identified, interviewed and recommended prospective employees for technical recruitment opportunities.

Managed external advertisements to recruit and retain top IT talent across the nation.

Established new techniques for screening both resume and virtual interviews.

Increased candidate pipeline by 15% annually.

Successfully recruited over 35 employees saving the firm around $30,000 annually in recruitment costs.

Maintained retention rate of 10% annually.

Received positive client ratings on recruited talent.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Office Suite: MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Access, MS Visio, MS Outlook

Graphic Designing: Photoshop, MS Paint

Programming Languages: C, C++

Operating System: Windows 95/98/2000/NT/XP

EDUCATION

Masters of Business Administration, Human Resources Management - Strayer University, VA, USA.

Masters of Business Administration, Marketing - Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal.

TRAININGS AND CERTIFICATIONS

1. PHR/SPHR Prep Course - Ecornell, 2015.

2. Human Resource Management Certificate - George Mason University, 2014.

3. Applied Graphic Designing Course - Saginaw Valley State University, 2003.

4. Computer Teacher Course - National Web College, 2003.

5. Computer Programming Course - National Computer Institute, 1993

6. Marketing, Gender, and Community Development Course - Federation of Business and Professional Women, 1998, 1999

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